Impact of Appellate Court Decisions

I.    BASIC CONCEPTS

    A.     AFTERMATH

    B.     OUTCOME

    C.      ANTICIPATED REACTION

II.    IMPORTANCE OF IMPACT

    A.     DETERMINING JUDICIAL EFFECTIVENESS

    B.     PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATION

    C.    PART OF FEEDBACK PROCESS

III.    PROBLEMS IN GAUGING IMPACT

    A.    HOW TO MEASURE POWER

    B.     RELEVANT VARIABLES

    C.     SORTING RELEVANT FACTORS

IV.    IMPACT TARGETS

    A.     LITIGANTS

    B.     LOWER COURTS

    C.     POLITICAL DEPARTMENTS

    D.     PUBLIC OPINION